Pocket



J. sToT'r July l5. 1924.

POCKET Filed March 4, 1922 JL: 162m? ss @fr Patented July l5, 1924.

WILLIAM J'. STOT'I', 0F WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

POCKET.

Application filed March 4,

To all whom t may concern: n

. Be it known that I, VILLIAM J. Stror'r, a

citizen of theA United States, residing at llVorcester, in the county of Viorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Pocket, of which the following is a specification.

The principalobjects of thisinvention are to provide a pocket as an article of manu- Yo facture which can be sold in the stores in its completed condition and will be suitable for ready attachment toy Ythe inside of a similar pocket so as to constitute a reinforcement or eventually a replacement thereof; also to provide an improved fastening means -which can be applied in such a way that when sold on the market it will be already in position on the pocket and can be attached without diliiculty to the inside of the pocket for which it is intended.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which- F ig. 1 is a view of a pair of trousers showing the application thereto of a pocket constructed in accordance with the present invention; A Y

Fig. 2 is a view of the end of this pocket showing it as it is intended to be sold on. the market but with parts broken away to show the interior;

Fig. 3 is a detail View of one of the attaching elements, showing it ready to be applied to a worn out pocket;

F ig. l is a sectional view showing it after it is applied and secured, and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the attaching` devices removed from the pocket.

This invention is designed particularly for application to pockets of trousers, overalls and other garments that are used frequently, as for example', pockets that are used for carrying coins, keys and other metallic articles. Such pockets wear out easily and even if mended in the ordinary way they wear through again very quickly.

I propose to provide a complete pocketv instead of a patch or an ordinary methodof mending. This pocket is so arranged that it can be supplied to thetrade with its fastening devices upon it and sold as a separate article of manufacture. It is then merely placed in they pocket whichisworn or torn and the fastening devices attached.

straight.

1922, Serial No. 541,133.

It is not a detachable device, for after it is ,once .attached it is ynot intended lthat it should be removed again and is not Vprovided with anyconvenient means for removing it, although it can be removed if necessary.

I have shown the .invention as in the form of a pocket for application to the side pockets of trousers or the like, but, of course,.it is to be'understood that it `isnot limited to that particular use as it can be applied to vertical pockets having horizontal tops. In this form the pocket which is the subject of this invention.comprises a bag having a depending portion and extending upwardly on a curve so that its hand opening is in the side and vertical instead of horizontal as it would be if applied to an ordinary vertical pocket.

rThe edges at this opening is finished in any desired way common in the clothing industry. This involves the turning over of the edge and hemming it to providea double thickness having a smooth and neat appearance. This hemming is donel by running a row of stitching 10 along to connect the two thicknesses of cloth which constitute the hem. At a point as near as possible to the finished outer edge of the opening I also provide two parallel rows of stitches 11 and 12 located quite close together. They also connect the two thicknesses of cloth and between them there is a space on the outside extending all the way around the hand opening of the pocket. In this space I place the backs 13 of the fastening devices. These fastening devices are in the form of twopointed pins or staples. They are formed of round wire and their ends are pointed so that they can be forced through the cloth. Their backs 13 are flattened for helping hold them in position. To prepare this device to put on the market they are inserted at intervals in the space between the stitches 11 and 12 with their points projecting parallel to each other in the plane ofthe ycloth but on the outside. This is done by making them of' soft brass wire and originally They are inserted in the space far enough lso that the backs'13 are covered by the cloth and then the'l two points are bent at right angles as indicated in the figures. This furnishes a pocket which has the fastening devices extending all around it on the'outside and projecting from it in its own plane so that it can be soldfon the llO market in this condition ready for application. I also prefer to sew a piece of tape 14 on the inside of the opening all around to further protect the backs of the fastening devices. n

It will be noted that, as located in Figs. l and 2, the staples or fastening devices. are so placed that the flat backs 13 are transverse to the-plane of the pocket. merely for convenience in handling and selling the goods. When the pocket is to be used each of these fastening devices is turned around to a point at right angles to its original position so that its flattened surface comes parallel to the plane of the pocket as shown in Fig. 3. Then the two prongs or points are forced through the pocket 20 which isthe pocket located in the garment and the one that is to'be reinforced. They are not, however, forced through the outer fabric 2l which is the fabric of the trousers er other garment but they are bent in under it as shown in Fig. 4E. In this way the pocket is fastened all the way around near its edge and the sharp points are concealed and located where they will not injure the wearer or his clothing.

This provides an inner pocket which is as good as the original one was when new and perhaps better. It is firmly fixed in position without the use ofv any special tools or implements and a man who is unfamiliar with sewing can Aapply it accurately and neatly. It is not expected that this inner pocket will have to be replaced but if it is, another one can be applied to it in the saine way that this one was applied or the first one attached can be removed by bending ThisV is back the ends of the fastening pins, taking them out with the pocket.

Although I have illustrated and described only a single form of the invention, I am aware of the fact that modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore, I do not wish to be limited t0 all the details of construction herein shown and described, but what I do claim is l. As an article of manufacture, an attachable pocket having a hand opening and provided with a continuous row of fastening devices pivotally secured thereto projecting outwardly and extending around said opening, said fastening devices having points capable of lying in the plane of the pocket and of being swung to a plane transverse thereto and adapted to be forced outwardly through the fabric of a pocket to which this article is to be attached and to be bent down on the outer surface thereof to secure this article on the inside thereof.

2. As an article of manufacture, a pocket for repair purposes having a hemmed hand opening and provided with two rows of stitches extending all the way around said opening and spaced a short distance apart for securing together the inner and outer fabric constituting the hem around said opening, and staple-shaped fastening pins having their backs located in said space between said rows, of/stitches so that they can turn about their backs as pivots.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto afxed my signature.

WILLIAM J. STOTT. 

